Movement Made Better Podcast

#27 The Savage Mindset with Ivan Batinich

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This week's podcast episode features Pro MMA Fighter Ivan "The White Tiger" Batinich. Ivan is an American Kickboxing Academy Pro-Team Member who holds a professional 4-1 record and an undefeated 3-0 amateur MMA record.

Ivan is a former gym owner (IBSTRONG closed in 2019) and holds a bachelor's in Kinesiology from California State East Bay. He holds numerous athletic accolades which include: Pro Football (San Jose Wolves), D-1 Football (Washington State University) All-American, and 2x 1st Team All-state (West Valley College).

 

In this episode we discuss:

  • Intro - Ivan's background
  • Ivan’s style and approach to training … @13:59
  • Does traditional strength training hold value for MMA fighters?… @15:42
  • Qualities to look for in training partners… @21:07
  • Training in an uncontrolled vs controlled environment... @23:11
  • The importance of Flow State in Martial Arts… @25:47
  • Different program variables for fighters... @27:04
  • Are many MMA fighters overtraining?… @30:44
  • Overcoming nerves in professional fighting... @35:14
  • Ivan’s “Top 3 Tools” to train another fighter… @40:18

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    More from Ivan: 

    https://www.instagram.com/whitetigerfightingsociety/

    https://www.ibstrong.com 

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